(Reuters) - Nearly two months of labor unrest that started in South Africa's platinum mines have spread across the sector and appear to be spilling into other parts of the economy such as manufacturing. The SATAWU transport union said on Friday it was pushing for rail and ports workers to join a two-week strike by 20,000 truckers. Here is a summary of the worst-hit companies: ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM (AMPLATS) Amplats' four Rustenburg mines have been shut since September 12 when the world's largest platinum producer closed its doors to protect employees from escalating violence by wildcat strikers.

* TSX closes up 62.61 points, or 0.53 percent, at 11,949.26 * Bullion price soars, gold miners follow suit * Bernanke speech keep stimulus hopes alive * Canadian index still lower over week; up in light August trade By Alastair Sharp TORONTO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Canadian stocks ended the week on a positive note, boosted by a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that kept stimulus hopes alive and as the soaring price of bullion helped gold miners. Bernanke stopped short of giving a clear signal the U.S. central bank would soon act but investors bet that his language made another round of bond-buying, known as quantitative easing, more likely.

By Raushan Nurshayeva ASTANA, July 4 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan plans to launch its third gold refinery by the end of next year, adding enough capacity to ensure the Central Asian country can refine all of the gold it produces for supply to the central bank, government and mining officials said on Wednesday. State-owned mining company Tau-Ken Samruk will run the new $38 million refinery, construction of which began this week, in the capital Astana. The plant will have capacity to refine 25 tonnes of gold a year.